A Name for Evil is a 1973 American horror film directed by Bernard Girard and starring Samantha Eggar and Robert Culp. Plot Dissatisfied with the family architectural business, a man and his wife pack up and move out to his great-grandfather's old house in the country. While trying to patch it up, the house starts to make it clear to him that it doesn't want him there, but the local church (with some off-kilter practices of their own) seems to take a shine to him... Cast Samantha Eggar as Joanna Blake Robert Culp as John Blake Sheila Sullivan as Luanna Baxter Mike Lane as Fats Sue Hathaway as Mary Ted Greenhalgh as Hugh Release The film was released theatrically in the United States by Cinerama Releasing Corporation in 1973. The film was released on VHS in the U.S. by Paragon Video Productions in the 1984. See also List of American films of 1973 References Horror and science fiction films II by Donald C. Willis theconsummateculp.com/a-name-for-evil/ 1973 films 1973 horror films American supernatural horror films Films scored by Dominic Frontiere Cinerama Releasing Corporation films 1970s English-language films Films directed by Bernard Girard 1970s American films